BREAKING: DC Attorney General sues Trump administration over ‘hostile takeover’ of city’s police

Progressive AGs are fighting the Trump administration’s illegal actions
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- Aug 15, 2025
- Executive Power
- Democracy Protection/Voting Rights
District of Columbia v. Trump
D.C. AG sues the Trump administration and the Department of Justice over their takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, in violation of the Home Rule Act.
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- Aug 8, 2025
- Funding Freeze
- Environment/Climate
- DEI/Civil Rights
Washington v. Department of Commerce
AG sues to challenge the termination of more than $9 million in equity-focused climate resilience grants in violation of the law requiring the administration to provide the specific basis for the termination.
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- Aug 1, 2025
- LGBTQ Rights
Massachusetts v. Trump
AGs sue to block President Trump's "Denial of Care" Executive Order that threatened civil and criminal prosecution to any healthcare provider that provides gender-affirming care for anyone under age 19.
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Across the country, progressive AGs are winning in court
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- May 13, 2025
- Immigration
- Executive Power
California v. Department of Transportation
AGs sued the Department of Transportation for threatening to cut off billions in transportation funding to states that do not fully comply with the Trump administration's anti-immigrant directives.
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- Apr 29, 2025
- Executive Power
Maryland v. Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps)
AGs sue to stop Trump's unilateral dismantling and dissolution of AmeriCorps.
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- Jan 21, 2025
- Immigration
New Jersey v. Trump
AGs sue to challenge constitutionality of the Birthright Citizenship Executive Order.
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Read About Progressive Attorneys General and their Work in the News
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- Aug 15, 2025
D.C. attorney general sues over Trump's 'hostile takeover' of local police
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- Aug 11, 2025
AG Nick Brown sues Trump administration for withholding over $9 million in climate change funds
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- Aug 1, 2025
Sixteen states sue White House over healthcare access for transgender youth
Read at The Guardian